# NTSB MIA81DLA26: Cessna 172RG, N6117R, Perry, FL, May 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1981
- Place: Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1485  81/5/20  NR.PERRY,FL           CESSNA 172RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 536
        TIME - 1430                    N6117R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY-FOLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FL            BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6117R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117R-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 172RG0087, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perry-Foley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810520027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027019A), May 20, 1981: Cessna 172RG, Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing and bounced. Aircraft drifted off side of runway and nose wheel broke off.

## Other investigations on N6117R (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA481), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N6117R), Rockaway, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for undetermined reasons.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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